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ArticleNature communications2024

Molecular switching in transcription through splicing and proline-isomerization regulates stress responses in plants.

Frederik Friis Theisen, Andreas Prestel, Steffie Elkjær, Yannick H A Leurs, Nicholas Morffy, Lucia C Strader, Charlotte O'Shea, Kaare Teilum, Birthe B Kragelund, Karen Skriver

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Article in Nature communications, 2024. The graph could read no effect estimate from its abstract, so it casts no vote on the map. Cited by 8 papers.

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8 citing papers in PubMed, 15 citations in OpenAlex.

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5 · Who and what money

Authors and funding

10 authors at 2 institutions in 2 countries.

Frederik Friis TheisenThe REPIN and The Linderstrøm-Lang Centre for Protein Science, Department of Biology, University of Copenhagen, Copenhagen, Denmark.ORCID 0000-0002-3412-4242
Andreas PrestelStructural Biology and NMR Laboratory, Department of Biology, University of Copenhagen, Copenhagen, Denmark.ORCID 0000-0002-5459-9608
Steffie ElkjærThe REPIN and The Linderstrøm-Lang Centre for Protein Science, Department of Biology, University of Copenhagen, Copenhagen, Denmark.ORCID 0000-0001-6405-6319
Yannick H A LeursThe REPIN and The Linderstrøm-Lang Centre for Protein Science, Department of Biology, University of Copenhagen, Copenhagen, Denmark.ORCID 0000-0002-5507-7174
Nicholas MorffyDepartment of Biology, Duke University, Durham, NC, USA.
Lucia C StraderDepartment of Biology, Duke University, Durham, NC, USA.ORCID 0000-0002-7600-7204
Charlotte O'SheaThe REPIN and The Linderstrøm-Lang Centre for Protein Science, Department of Biology, University of Copenhagen, Copenhagen, Denmark.
Kaare TeilumStructural Biology and NMR Laboratory, Department of Biology, University of Copenhagen, Copenhagen, Denmark.ORCID 0000-0001-6919-1982
Birthe B KragelundThe REPIN and The Linderstrøm-Lang Centre for Protein Science, Department of Biology, University of Copenhagen, Copenhagen, Denmark. bbk@bio.ku.dk.ORCID 0000-0002-7454-1761
Karen SkriverThe REPIN and The Linderstrøm-Lang Centre for Protein Science, Department of Biology, University of Copenhagen, Copenhagen, Denmark. kskriver@bio.ku.dk.ORCID 0000-0003-2225-4012
University of Copenhagen · DKDuke University · US

Funding

Novo Nordisk Fonden (Novo Nordisk Foundation) NNF18OC0032996Novo Nordisk Fonden (Novo Nordisk Foundation) NNF18OC0033926
6 · The paper itself

Abstract

The Arabidopsis thaliana DREB2A transcription factor interacts with the negative regulator RCD1 and the ACID domain of subunit 25 of the transcriptional co-regulator mediator (Med25) to integrate stress signals for gene expression, with elusive molecular interplay. Using biophysical and structural analyses together with high-throughput screening, we reveal a bivalent binding switch in DREB2A containing an ACID-binding motif (ABS) and the known RCD1-binding motif (RIM). The RIM is lacking in a stress-induced DREB2A splice variant with retained transcriptional activity. ABS and RIM bind to separate sites on Med25-ACID, and NMR analyses show a structurally heterogeneous complex deriving from a DREB2A-ABS proline residue populating cis- and trans-isomers with remote impact on the RIM. The cis-isomer stabilizes an α-helix, while the trans-isomer may introduce energetic frustration facilitating rapid exchange between activators and repressors. Thus, DREB2A uses a post-transcriptionally and post-translationally modulated switch for transcriptional regulation.

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ArabidopsisArabidopsis ProteinsGene Expression Regulation, PlantIsomerismNuclear ProteinsTranscription FactorsArabidopsis ProteinsNuclear ProteinsRCD1 protein, ArabidopsisTranscription Factors

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PMID38238333
PMCPMC10796322
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